Recorded 1940–1991 Girls' name Peak 1959 227 births

Jowanna — girls' name

227 babies named Jowanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s261960s471970s631980s681990s13
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jowanna was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jowanna in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jowanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Jowanna between 1940 and 1991, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jowanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jowanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jowanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jowanna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jowanna at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

227

Since 1940

52 years of records

Peak year

1959

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1940

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1991

Jowanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1940

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 199119861982197819721966196019481940 5

Jowanna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
68 births that decade — 30% of Jowanna's all-time total
1940s101950s261960s471970s631980s681990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jowanna?
227 babies have been named Jowanna since 1940. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
When was Jowanna most popular?
Jowanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Jowanna been used?
Jowanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 52 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Jowanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jowanda, Jowana, Jowell, Jowharah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1940–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.